Also, since it aligns with the new Metro app model, Windows Embedded Standard 8 will also allow developers to scale apps across types of specialized devices, customizing the interface for each type of device while maintaining their own proprietary branding and experience.

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With the picture snagged, a simple art interface comes up, with options for colors, pen types, undo, save and so on.

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Merrill Lynch analyst Henry Blodget calls it an example of "the consumer interface for the 21st century, " an organization that appears to hold the elements to deliver all types of news and entertainment through all kinds of devices, be they TVs, PCs, or information appliances.

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